MyBRO or SmartBRO Throttling Down To 0.20Mbps, WTF! Fair Usage Policy Sucks!

PLDT's MyBRO or SmartBRO's Fair Usage Policy sucks!

Last night, I was downloading at 200kbps but, when I woke up this morning, my download speed dropped down to 20kbps and it sucks. The good news is, it's already the last day of the month and, that means, I'll get back my normal download speed of 200kbps tomorrow.

It still sucks though because I'll have to endure this extremely slow internet speed for an entire day. Now, that's an entire day of slow YouTube viewing, slow GMail access, slow Blogger access, slow Facebook access, etc. In other words, it's an entire day of slow internet browsing.

Yes, PLDT's MyBRO or SmartBRO's Fair Usage Policy sucks!

Throttled Down My Internet Speed

Last month, PLDT's MyBRO or SmartBRO throttled down my internet speed in the first week of the month. It was freaking insane because it was too freaking early. It was also an indication that the limit was extremely low. I have no idea what the number is but some people are claiming that they have reached almost 60GB of downloaded data before they were throttled down by PLDT's MyBRO or SmartBRO.

This month, it took PLDT's MyBRO or SmartBRO almost an entire month to throttle down my internet speed which was great but it doesn't mean it sucks less. As long as PLDT's MyBRO or SmartBRO has this un-Fair Usage Policy in effect, it will forever suck and, the only thing that will change that is, if they'll reconsider removing it or even updating it to the satisfaction of their paying customers.

0.20Mbps Is Too Freaking Low

0.20Mbps is too freaking low. In fact, it's so low that it takes me up to 10 minutes just to open my Gmail account. If PLDT can't or is unwilling to remove this un-Fair Usage Policy that they suddenly imposed on their loyal and paying subscribers then they should at least increase it to 0.80Mbps for those with a 2Mbps plan.

We are paying subscribers! Seriously! They're too incompetent to catch all these illegal connections that are congesting their network and, what do they do, they punish us paying subscribers. Put a stop to all illegal connections and that will free a ton of traffic from your network.

Honestly, what PLDT is doing is, it's forcing its subscribers to drop their subscriptions and opt to connect illegally. This is currently happening because why would people pay when they can connect illegally specially now that PLDT chose to burden its subscribers with this un-Fair Usage Policy.

Say NO To PLDT's MyBRO/SmartBRO Un-Fair Usage Policy

If you're a MyBRO or SmartBRO subscriber and you think this so called Fair Usage Policy is UNFAIR then please sign this online petition, https://www.change.org/ph/mga-petisyon/no-to-smart-pldt-fair-use-policy-trash-the-fair-use-policy.

You can also file a complaint at the National Telecommunications Commissions by filling up the form in this page, http://www.ntc.gov.ph/complaintpage2.php.

To PLDT, don't punish your subscribers with this un-Fair Usage Policy. If you truly want to free your network from congestion then you should go after illegal connections instead. If not then you're only forcing them to drop their subscriptions and connect illegally as well.

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Super Sireyna Kim Chiu Nude Pictures Released, WTF!

WTF! I watched the Grand Finals of Super Sireyna last Saturday and, although Super Sireyna Queen of Tourism Marian Rivera didn't win, I was happy with the winner because he gave a very good answer. I was disappointed because my bet didn't win but I enjoyed watching the entire show.

(Image Credit: Various Internet Sources [From Google Search])

Today, someone told me that the Grand Winner or Queen of Queens of Super Sireyna, Queen of the Jungle Kim Chiu, has nude pictures himself posted in the internet. I immediately googled "super sireyna nude pictures" and, guest what, the result that I got from my search did show nude pictures of the Super Sireyna Queen of Queens.

Of course, my google search also showed, not only pictures, articles or blog posts from various Philippine Entertainment websites, portals, forums and blogs that talked about the scandalous pictures. Some of these blog posts or articles mentioned something about dethroning her of her Queen of Queen Title.

Well, my opinion about this issue is, if they can prove that those pictures are real and not photoshopped or faked then I think they should but, until then, I think people shouldn't jump into conclusions. Remember, we are in the digital age where everything can be faked.

Not to mention the fact that the person in the picture or pictures can also be just a look-a-like of Kim Chiu. Remember, the Super Sireyna Queen of Queen was nicknamed Kim Chiu because of his facial resemblance to the actress. Obviously, he is not the only Kim Chiu look-a-like out there.

Anyway, my point is, until it's proven that it was him in the nude pictures, everyone should just stay cool and get off his back because the truth always reveals itself in the end.

By the way, I'm not defending the guy specially when he's not even my bet in the contest. LOL! It's just that the over-reaction of some people in the internet is amazing. Let's just wait and see what happens next.

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Jeremy Lin Getting Traded, Again?

Howard To Houston

With Dwight Howard signing with Houston Rockets, the possibility of Jeremy Lin getting traded to another team is very high because Houston will need the cap space. Is this good or bad for Jeremy? It's good because Jeremy might get traded to a team that will use him properly. It's bad because Houston with Dwight is a contender team and Jeremy will benefit greatly from the experience.

Jeremy Lin Needs To Go

Houston hasn't really been good to Jeremy Lin. Yes, they offered him a big contract to come to Houston but that's the owner talking. Remember, Morey and McHale traded Jeremy the last time he was in Houston because they didn't want him there.

(Image Credit: Jeremy Lin, NBA, Houston Rockets)

Now with Dwight Howard in the team, the Rockets doesn't really need Jeremy Lin. All they need is a stable guard that can pass to both Dwight Howard and James Harden. Of course, Jeremy Lin can easily fill that role but he will only be wasting his talent if that's the only thing that he'll do in the team.

Jeremy Lin is an attacking guard that can easily explode and dominate a game. With two dominant players on the team, his role will be reduced to nothing more than someone who feeds the stars the ball. Jeremy Lin needs to go to a team that will use him effectively just like what Coach D'Antoni did in New York.

Isolation Plays Will Rule Houston

An article quoted Nash saying that Dwight Howard didn't want to do Pick And Roll. This is a bad indication specially for Jeremy Lin because Jeremy Lin is great in Pick And Roll plays. If Dwight Howard doesn't want to do Pick And Roll plays anymore then his only other option is doing Post Up plays.

With James Harden doing his Isolation plays on top and Dwight Howard with his Post Up plays inside, the new Houston Rockers team doesn't really need Jeremy Lin. All they need is a guard like Beverly who can properly drop the ball to both Howard's and James' hands.

Should Jeremy Lin Stay In Houston?

Unfortunately, whether Jeremy Lin stays or not in Houston is all up to Morey and company. Morey said that Jeremy Lin is a good fit to Dwight because Jeremy Lin is an attacking guard but Morey could be saying that just to make Jeremy Lin look good and boost his trade value.

Houston never really wanted Jeremy Lin and if Jeremy Lin is traded then it's not really surprising anymore. If he doesn't get traded then that's going to be a surprise. In any case, a lot of people will still admire and follow Jeremy Lin wherever he go.

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